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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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